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Eskimo Survival Activity

Eskimo Survival Activity. A task adapted from by Andrew Tibbitt (1998) Economic Insights Book 1, Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Ltd, South Melbourne p6. Teacher Resources. This activity takes about 22 minutes You will need to divide your class into groups of 4-6

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Eskimo Survival Activity

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  1. Eskimo Survival Activity A task adapted from by Andrew Tibbitt (1998) Economic Insights Book 1, Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Ltd, South Melbourne p6

  2. Teacher Resources • This activity takes about 22 minutes • You will need to divide your class into groups of 4-6 • Each group will need • Piece of paper per person • Compass • Rulers • Scissors • Blue pencil • Lead Pencils

  3. Can your group survive? • Working in groups you need to use the resources available to ensure your survival • You will have only 20 minutes (before you freeze to death) to make at least: • 1 igloo per person in the group • 1 poncho per person in the group • 4 blue-eyed fish per person in the group • There will be 2 minutes planning time • Products must be made to specification to be counted

  4. Igloo – 1 per person in the group 2 minutes to plan 20 minutes to produce Blue-eyed fish – 4 per person in the group Poncho – 1 per person in the group

  5. Debrief ... • Why did you or did you not survive? • Generalise the problem you were trying to solve • Suggest ways that the output you managed to produce could be distributed between your group members • Describe 5 ways you could improve or increase production if you were to repeat the exercise

  6. From your text book, find definitions for the following • Scarcity • Economic Problem • Opportunity cost • Resources • Factors of Production

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